University of Texas at Arlington. Center for Greater Southwestern Studies and the History of Cartography

The Center for Greater Southwester Studies and the History of Cartography was created in 1990. Its purpose, according to its governing document, is “to encourage and sponsor interdisciplinary studies, scholarship, research, and teaching that interpret the people, society, economy, environment, history and cultures of the Greater Southwest.” The Center is governed by the Executive Committee, the Center Fellows, and the Director. The Center is a joint program between Special Collections and the History Department.

These papers were first presented at a conference entitled “Entrada: The First Century of Mapping the Greater Southwest” at UTA in 1992. The book that resulted is titled The Mapping of the Entradas into the Greater Southwest Papers, and is edited by Gerald Saxon and Dennis Reinhartz. The Center for Greater Southwester Studies and the History of Cartography was created in 1990. Its purpose, according to its governing document, is “to encourage and sponsor interdisciplinary studies, scholarship, research, and teaching that interpret the people, society, economy, environment, history and cultures of the Greater Southwest.” The Center is a joint program between Special Collections and the History Department.